A Prayer for President Obama

Brotha Obama I gotta Pray because
I'm hearing a lot of drama
about your effectiveness today.

So I'm taking time from my busy business day
and putting forth your name before the Lord anyway

This meditation is a petition to God to grant you
the strength to say

to the entrenched powerful elite in Washington
Your time is done -- the people want
justice now proclaimed

and I trust that God Grants you the insight
and grace to sway

The corrupt corporate interests back to health care
policies that are righteous and sane

I know in the interest of healing you extended
and olive branch after the heat of the fray

But now a bigger stick needs to be wielded
in the public interest to make some headway

Mr President we will no longer sit silently and stay
like a trained dog on a lease while the economy
continues to decay

So stand on the hope you so elegantly refrained
Mr. Executive for common people are hurting and
we need some change -- like yesterday.

Amen

A Prayer for Mr. Obama (c) Copyright 2010 Kamau Austin All Rights Reserved

Obama Drama - Attacks from the Right and Left

Obama has a real fight on his hands. But I appreciate a lot of what he is fighting for and know I have benefited in concrete ways in my life from his administration. This isn't political or ideological theory.

These are things I actually have experienced or family members have experienced. It's OK to give constructive criticism but also credit too.

I also see Obama fighting like hell to provide more opportunity in the SBA with low or no interest loans, proding banks to lend more in housing and business, and recently signed an extension of health care via Cobra.

Plus there are mortgage programs which help you get lower payments on your loans. Not to mention unemployment insurance has been extended a number of times

In real concrete ways I feel as a black person I am benefiting as much as possible in a terrible economy that he inherited. I know people who are getting retraining in College paid from the government while they are unemployed.

I will be writing extensively about some of the things his administration is doing that benefits our communities soon. We shouldn't just criticize but also give credit where it is due.